SST Software and Raven Industries Form Strategic Alliance

Jul 22

SIOUX FALLS, SD – July 22, 2009 – SST Software and Raven Industries have formed a strategic alliance to provide customers with simple, more efficient ways to move and manage information in the precision agriculture market.  The first of these solutions includes integration of SST’s AgX Platform into Raven’s Viper Pro and Envizio Pro field computers. The AgX Platform is a standardized data structure and reference database that enables efficient in-field record keeping and seamless communication between AgX-compliant software and devices.

“We believe this collaboration will bring many efficiencies to our respective customers both in ease-of-use of record keeping and in communicating recommendations and as-applied data between the desktop and the field,” says David Waits, SST President/CEO.

Matt Burkhart, General Manager of Applied Technology Division at Raven Industries adds, “By coupling the AgX Platform with our field computers, it makes data management much simpler to perform.”

SST Software is a privately held agricultural software development and information services provider with customers in forty-two U.S. states, eight Canadian provinces, and twenty-two countries. With over 15 years of experience, SST is positioned as the industry leader in the development of site-specific technology infrastructure and applications, and is currently active in developing, processing and delivering user-defined information products to many of the largest and most progressive agricultural service providers in North America.

Since 1978, Raven has helped define the concept of precision agriculture-and continues to create ground-breaking ideas and products that improve the position of growers around the world. Raven is publicly traded on NASDAQ (RAVN) and has earned an international reputation for agricultural innovation, product reliability and unmatched service and support. From field computers to boom controls, from GPS guidance to steering systems, Raven is leading the way for precision ag technology that delivers in the field. In partnership with our network of Raven dealers and distributors, we're helping growers of all sizes and all types work smarter, reduce input costs and increase yields and profitability. Success in farming has always been about using less and getting more. With Raven, you can simply do it better.

For more information, contact:
     Raven Industries Applied Technology Division
     Ph: 800-243-5435